The 'How Long is a Piece of String Question'! Has anyone got any suggestions/tips/experiences on barbel rods for fishing around Lacock? Im looking for something up to about £100 mark.Probably 1.75ib test curve with a spare avon tip. Any advise would be appreciated. CHEEEEERS DAVE

i have been using a couple of diawa twilight barbel rods for 3 or 4 years and found them realy good , 12ft 1.75 lb tc and a spare avon top. think they are around the 100 pound mark but prob find them a bit cheaper if you look around

I don't envy you Dave. It is a hard job finding the perfect rod, shame you can't try before you buy. I use an old Wychwood Barbel Rod I got off e-bay & absolutly love it, but that was just luck. I know a couple of people who use Fox rods & are very pleased with them. My advice would be to go to a tackle shop & take your reel, set it up, get the owner to hold the end of the line & bend into it to see how the action feels. By taking your reel you will also get a feel for how balanced the set up will feel on the bank.Good luck & let us know what you go forJames

hi, i wouldnt reccomend greys either.. but am sure others would... just go to tackle shop and try some out, rods are very personal.. a bit like wives and farts.. you can bear your own but not others and visa versa..regards paul

Many thanks for the advise. Yes I would like multi quiver tips as I dont want to miss those finicky chub bites even when using a barbel rod. I currently use Shimano(feeder/float) and Greys(carp)- in defence of Greys, they seem to work ok when I hit a 20IB carp under the rod tip on dog biscuit! Looks like a trip over to Keynsham is on the cards(unless Ebay can produce a couple of wychwoods)! CHEEEERS DAVE